Working Towards Zero with the 2016 – 2020 Road Safety Strategy

The Towards Zero 2016-2020 Road Safety Strategy is the most ambitious action plan in Victoria’s road safety history. This bold plan maps out how Victorian road safety partners will work towards a 20% reduction in deaths and 15% reduction in serious injuries in five years. This is a plan for action to save lives and spare many Victorian families the pain of losing a loved one in coming years.

What is in the Towards Zero Road Safety Strategy?

The Road Safety Strategy is about creating a safe system for all Victorians – this means safe roads and roadsides, safe speeds, safe vehicles and safe road use by all people using the road.

The greatest investment in making our roads safer through infrastructure with a particular focus on rural roads – more than $1 billion over five years

A major effort to engage with the Victorian community on road safety

Further investment in police resources to combat high-risk behaviours

New measures to ensure the vehicles Victorians travel in are as safe as they can be.

What will it take?

This is a $1.1 billion investment made up of a number of road safety packages:

$60 million for safer intersections and traffic calming treatments at busy or high risk locations

$100 million to improve the safety of cyclists and pedestrians through separate bike paths and lanes on principal and priority bicycle routes, new roundabouts, new speed and red light cameras and raised platforms in high risk intersections